I have never been interested in airlines. I only did my commercial so I could instruct. I taught full time for a couple of years to get some real experience. I could only afford to do fulltime for a couple of years before the debts started to mount. I now teach part time and my other part-time work pays the bills and gives me a reasonable lifestyle. I enjoy instructing. I think I'm good at it - my students give me good feedback. I would love to go back full time but can't afford it. Just keeping my licence and my medical costs me a fortune. It seems crazy that there is such an enormous gap in pay between instructors and airline pilots.